The Centre County Coroner’s Office has identified the 35-year-old woman who died of a gunshot wound last month in Boalsburg.
Chelsea Leila Knepp, of Boalsburg and formerly of Grampian in Clearfield County, was fatally shot on the morning of Dec. 17 at a home on the 900 block of Boal Avenue.
Results of a December autopsy have not been released. Knepp’s death remains under investigation by State College police and state police, and the circumstances of the shooting have not been disclosed. Law enforcement said in December that there was no threat to the public connected to the shooting, and no criminal charges have been filed as of Jan. 4.
Knepp was a licensed practical nurse and worked in skilled nursing for The Atrium Healthcare Center at The Village at Penn State. She enjoyed caring for residents and formed friendships with many of them and their families, according to her obituary.
“She had a flamboyant personality; you always knew she was in the room,” according to the obituary. “She had a good sense of humor, always first in line for a giggle or two. She loved her pets, especially her dog, Tucker, who helped her through many rough times. She also had a love for her chickens whom she liked to visit and spoil.”
Knepp is survived by her parents, two brothers, two sisters-in-law, maternal grandparents and nieces and nephews.
